RICHMOND, Va. — Virginians will have an opportunity to voice their views on who the state should honor after a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is replaced at the U.S. Capitol.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the Commission for Historical Statues in the U.S. Capitol will meet remotely on Thursday.
The panel will discuss a process for selecting a statue to replace Virginia’s statue of Lee in the Statuary Hall Collection.
The panel will also hold at least one public hearing before making a recommendation to the General Assembly.
The panel had voted in July to take down the Lee statue and replace it with a to-be-determined Virginian.
People who want to speak at the virtual meeting must register by noon Wednesday.
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